Huddy84
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Very smart. My mrs is similarly uninterested except recently admitting it sounded better. She was only in it as she needed it for its van capabilities.
Tarted my Military 110 up!
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Thanks. Actually "Arnie" is a bit of a Heinz special build, starting life as an off road pick up build, I decided to have it converted to a soft top last year.
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It's not stopped raining since I put the Bikini hood on "Eric" so I've put the full tilt back on this morning!
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that's a cracking defender and a good job on the conversion ,i notice theres red O.A.T antifreeze in there looking at the header tank,i was told this is not good for the 300tdi,mine has the comma green stuff,anyone know if this is right?
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I can't remember seeing those guards on any defenders when I was serving
I have seen then for sale though claiming that they are mod. Wolfs had the plate style. Are you wanting to keep it standard?
Not as a show vehicle or anything - just trying to afford it the respect it deserves.
Pic for FLAT
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Lol. Trust me, it probably didn't get any respect in service. Driven like it was stolen by thousands of different squaddies like meA nice set of tyres can totally transform the look.
Witham's had some really nice looking NATO green alloys on their auction site a while back; I think they were on the later MOD Defenders.
(We've 2 soldiers in our immediate circle so I know what you mean!!)
I think youre talking about the wheels on the WIMIK land rovers. Silverline do some copies i think - Click here
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Yes, those shown in the picture of WIMIK are the ones; bit expensive though, I'll get a lottery ticket and hope for the best!
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Nice looking Landy, it's always nice to see someone else project. Think I will have to get my hands dirty and tidy mine up a bit. Having a new clutch fitted at the moment.
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Good luck with it; can be like getting a new car - reignites interest
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Cool that answer my question cheers
Yeah they were fitted to later vehicles, pulse ambulances and some normal defender variants. Not a regular thing though I don't think.
I don't like the flat plate type jobs, this looks more subtle and less 'aggressive 4x4' lol
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Oh I haven't lost interest. Especially having recently come back from a trip across Morocco in it where it preformed perfectly. Its just a case of one of those things I haven't got round to. I am building myself up to get it resprayed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ6wssG7VBw&index=13&list=FLIWizlxh0TAfVe8CIKx8ZHA
What's wrong with the aggressive look? lol I painted my flat type black so it's less subtle but the aggressive/mean look was exactly what I wanted
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I see what you mean - next trans-Australia?
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Where did you get the bikini top? - much better than the Exmoor Trim one which doesn't go far enough back.
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your spring heights look well off
